Temperatures up and up: 18.6C, 21.6C, 23.6C and then 24.7C on Sunday

The effect of the high pressure now centred over the UK has been to give us the sunniest day this month on Sunday with 15.51 hours of strong sunshine. We have now enjoyed 148 hours of strong sunshine this month.

The UV level has reached ‘Very High’ for the past seven days.

Another dry day and no rain in the forecast this week so it looks as if this June will be a record breaking dry month.

Clear skies overnight again meant a cool night with the thermometer dipping to 7.1C at 05.20 this morning that had recovered to 18.2C at 08.00.

Sunshine was evident as soon as the sun got up this morning triggering the sunshine recorder (100w/sq.m.) just after 05.30.

Monday update at 14.45: temperature at 27.2C with humidity just 35%.

Update at 16.30: temperature at 27.9C, which is 82.2F

Maximum of 28.6C (83.5F)reached at 17.46.

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